Career Resources 

Ph.D. Graduates: Job Placements

Recent graduates and ABDs of the School of Communication and Information Ph.D. Program have been placed in a variety of academic and industry positions:

• Cimmiaron Alvarez – Assistant Professor, Kean University
• Jorlanditha Austin – Assistant Professor, Morehouse College
• Holly Avella – Assistant Professor, University of Maryland–Baltimore County
• William Bejarano – Senior Grants Coordinator, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
• Allyson Bontempo – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
• Robyn Caplan – Assistant Professor, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
• Bruce Duboff – Adjunct Professor, Camden County College
• Diana Floegel – Senior Regulatory Analyst, University of Pennsylvania
• Isha Ghosh – Human Factors Engineer, Intel Corporation
• Souvick Ghosh – Assistant Professor, San José State University
• James Hodges – Assistant Professor of Information Science, San José State University
• Hannah Jones – Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Kentucky
• Thiam Huat Kam – Assistant Professor, SUNY Binghamton
• Minkyung Kim – Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Illinois
• Sung Un Kim – Assistant Professor, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
• Cheryl Klimaszewski – Public Art Cataloger, Mural Arts Philadelphia
• Jiqun Lu – Assistant Professor of Data Science, University of Oklahoma
• Soumik Mandal – Postdoctoral Fellow, NYU Langone Health
• Vyshali Manivannan – Assistant Professor, Pace University
• Christoph Mergerson – Assistant Professor, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland
• Kaitlin Montague – Postdoctoral Fellow, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
• Jinkyung (Katie) Park – Postdoctoral Scholar, Vanderbilt University; Assistant Professor of Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University
• Song Hee Park – Postdoctoral Researcher, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, South Korea
• Casey Randazzo – Assistant Professor, University of California–Santa Barbara
• SeoYoon Sung – Research Assistant Professor of Technology, Innovation, and Learning, University of Southern California
• Luxuan Wang – Research Associate in News and Information, Pew Research Center
• Wan Wei – Assistant Professor, Penn State Abington
• Deborah Yoon – Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Career Resources

Ph.D. students can tap into a variety of resources tailored to support your career exploration and professional development—whether your goals lie within academia, industry, government, or the nonprofit sector.

SC&I Career Assistance and Support
Student Services connects you to workshops, one-on-one advising, and tools for preparing your CV, navigating job searches, and interview preparation specifically designed for SC&I graduate students. You’ll find support for all stages of your job-market journey.

Rutgers School of Graduate Studies—Professional Development
Rutgers’ School of Graduate Studies provides university-wide programming to help Ph.D. students develop essential skills—such as grant writing, pedagogical training, scholarly publishing, leadership, and planning for careers beyond academia. Access webinars, seminars, and resources that elevate your professional portfolio.

Expand Your Toolbox

In addition to SC&I and Graduate School resources, Ph.D. students can take advantage of these university-wide opportunities:

GradFund
Peer-mentoring, advising, and online tools to help graduate students identify and apply for external fellowships and grants.

Rutgers Career Exploration and Success
University-wide career services, including one-on-one advising, job and internship postings through Handshake, employer events, and career fairs.

SC&I Career Assistance and Support
Specialized support for SC&I graduate students, with workshops, advising, and resources tailored to careers in communication, information, and media.

Graduate Student Career Pathways Program
A set of initiatives designed for Master’s and Ph.D. students, including professional clothing through the Career Closet, free headshots, mentoring programs, and internship support.